SEVEN SEAS ON A SHOESTRING : SAILING ALL SEAS IN THE "IDLE HOUR" [SIGNED]
by Long, Dwight
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1938. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 4th edition; Fair; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, grey with blue and brown print, call number label at bottom; Boards in grey cloth, light wear to spine caps and corners, mildly cocked spine, smudging/shelfwear; Text block has DJ flaps and bookplate adhered to front endpapers, penciled library marking on gutter of dedication page, small label on rear pastedown, cracked front hinge, intermittent spine breaks, some plates loose from binding; Inscribed in ink by the author on the half-title page; x, 310 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w plates). 1362870. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Seller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1362870
- Title
- SEVEN SEAS ON A SHOESTRING : SAILING ALL SEAS IN THE "IDLE HOUR" [SIGNED]
- Author
- Long, Dwight
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...